February 14, 2016

A Valentine's Day video and a giveaway!


Hey, happy Valentine's Day, YOU! 
Here's a little beet tart video and my way of saying... may your day be full of love:



You can find the recipe for these beet tarts with goat cheese and caramelized onion on my PBS Food post.



To spread the love around today, Nature's Path has kindly offered to give away one of their beautiful organic granola gift packs to a Kitchen Vignettes reader. Hurrah! Here's me receiving my own gift pack in the mail, and not wasting a second to dive right into their new coconut chia seed granola:


I often get asked by food companies if I will feature their product or do a giveaway on this blog and most of the time, I say no because I don't agree with how they produce their food. Plus, did you know that over 80% of health food brands are owned by big multinational parent companies? Here's what I love about Nature's Path, on their package it says: "Run by parents, not by a parent company". I love that! Nature's Path is independent, family-owned, and they are huge advocates for GMO labelling and organic farming. Here's a video they put together, that beautifully tells their philosophy:



So be sure to enter the giveaway - I'll notify the lucky winner one week from today! The winner will receive a gift box with a whole assortment of granolas to sample, free vouchers, and a healthy recipe ebook. As well, you get a chance to enter the grand prize giveaway (see how to qualify for that below). Both giveaways are open to residents of Canada and the US only.

So, first things first, here's how you enter the gift box giveaway:

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Now, if you wish to also enter Nature's Path grand prize giveaway of a year's supply of organic granola and breakfast foods, here's how to do it

Getting back on a healthy path? Running your first marathon? Trying a plant-based diet? We want to know! Tell us what’s on your path for 2016 by posting on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram using both hashtags: #OnMyPath and #GranolaForAYear.


Prize includes everything you need to get back on a healthy path including:

  • Nature’s Path granola and organic breakfast foods for a year
  • DIY Vegan, by Nicole Axworthy & Lisa Pitman – recipe book including more than 100 ways to create an awesome plant-based pantry
  • Un-Junk Your Diet by Desiree Nielsen, R.D. – how to shop, cook and eat to feel better forever
  • Prize will ship on or after March 1, 2016
  • Grand prize contest closes February 28, 2016

*This prize is open to all blogs participating and their audiences. Must be resident of the US or Canada. There will be one grand prize total.


Happy trails my friends, and have a lovely day!

31 comments:

  1. By incorporating more healthy foods

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  2. Staying active and making good food choices!

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  3. I am making my own meals and eating less processed stuff.

    billiondollarprincesss @hotmail.com

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  4. This year, I'm continuing to cook more/eat out less, to incorporate plant-based alternatives when possible, and to keep moving! I'm a student, so my life can be very sedentary if I don't make an effort!

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  5. I'm helping my man plan our garden and I'm cutting out processed food!

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  6. Cooking, eating, and living with not only the present in mind but our collective future :)

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  7. My healthier path for 2016 is working out 3x a week! So far, I have been sticking to plan and I am proud of myself. Along side, I do meal prepping =)

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  8. Drink more water and meditate on all the beauty that surrounds me when I go for walks or hiking.

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  9. I've just started by taking half hour walks at lunchtime when I'm at work & hope to increase up to 1-hour walks by the end of the year.

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  10. My family is trying to eat clean and exercise more!

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  11. I'm trying to make better food choice and exercise regularly! (Suzi)

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  12. I mostly eat gluten-free and try to eat healthy food. I'm very health conscious.

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  13. I'm trying to exercise more in 2016. Hoping to run my first 5k this year.

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  14. just trying to continue to eat as close to whole food as I can.

    fruitcrmble AT Comcast dot net

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  16. This year, I'm trying as hard as I can to cut my diet down to organics and GMO free foods. I live with my boyfriend, and we are recent graduates with a bunch of debt. However, I feel that supporting the non GMO and organic food providers is a super important goal, and matters RIGHT NOW! We are at such a crucial time in the history of humans, and where there are people like Joel Salatin doing amazing things for agriculture, I want to support them!

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  17. I've reduced my sugar intake and have been following a fitness routine.

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  18. Cutting out processed foods as much as I can, and eating more fruits and veggies.

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  19. I am trying to eat less sugar.

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  20. I am trying to eat less sugar.

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  21. by combining socializing and exercising! my girlfriends and i made a weekly run group. it keeps us from happy hour but we still spend time together and motivate each other!

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  22. I am getting on a healthier path by trying to get more fresh fruits and veggies into my diet.

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  23. I'm eating more fish and meatless meals, and increasing whole grains in my diet.

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  24. Replaced all my cookware and food storage with cast-iron and glass.

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  25. I'm getting healthier with better food choices. I can hardly wait for my local farmer's market to reopen!

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  26. This giveaway is something that is well worth it. I have won items like this in past giveaways and they were so delicious and fit my vegan diet very well. However, this giveaway is much more than anything I ever received. Not only does it have different granolas to sample, it also has free vouchers and recipes to use as well.

    Lucius Cambell @ Skild

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  27. Aww what a lovely thing to do in the kitchen for Valentine's Day! My little beet tarts would probably come out more like lumps though - I have absolutely no confidence in my baking skill! Haha!

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  28. What a fantabulous post this has been. Never seen this kind of useful post. I am grateful to you and expect more number of posts like these. Thank you very much.
    Jonathan Eric Haft

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